I'm in the process of finding my first Wrangler, and hoping to get some insight on what to look for and what is a good deal. My budget is under 20K. Looking for something stock, and don't really plan on doing much as far as Mods at least for awhile. I do hope to hit up some trails and some beaches in the summer, but don't think i'll be scaling any boulders quite yet . Here's my list of newb questions:

What does a Rubicon get me that an X or cheaper model doesn't have?Should I get a Rubi and settle for more miles, or find an X with low miles?
Any advice on how many miles are too many?
A lot of the jeeps I've found in my price range are 2006. Is there anything inherently bad or good about that year?

that's not a bad deal at all, and you can always haggle. check it over, inside and out. especially underneath. if it's clean, try to talk them down to about $17k or so. at that price and mileage, get the rubi. the x is plenty capable, the rubi is more capable and gives you jeeper cred, if you care about that sort of thing, lol. a similar x isn't going to be a tremendous amount less and that rubi looks very clean, has new tires and looks bone stock.
i don't know where that last pic came from, though.

Not, because the interior looks like a dodge caravan, and that is super not straight, or G_ _.....I think in 2007 they got their act together, Lets just say Chrysler never gets it right the first time.

Just wanted to thank everybody for their info. It's been awhile since I last posted, but have been trolling the forum trying to learn a thing or two before I make a purchase. I'm definitely leaning towards a 2006 LJ Rubicon 49K miles, that I found. However this whole OPDA issue scares me. I don't want to be driving down the highway and have this thing break. Are there warning signs to look out for before it goes?